Butyrate: balance between producers & consumers is key
Most of you have probably heard me talk endlessly about butyrate. Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that provides energy for gut epithelial cells and has anti-inflammatory effects in the gut, among many other beneficial effects on the body. Most research to date has focused on the bacteria that produce butyrate (i.e. butyrate producers) and whether t…
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